LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 7A Units 13-14

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. You can see the first letter of each word.

0 Don't do too much work in the garden. You'll get backache .

1 I've got a high t _______________. 39.2°.

2 I've got a s _______________ t _______________. I need some lemon tea.

3 You should eat less fried food and do more exercise or you might have a h _______________
a _______________

4 Why don't you want any ice cream? Because I've got t _______________. I have to go to the dentist.

5 If you eat too fast, you may get i _______________.

6 He's in bed with f _______________. The doctor told him to stay in bed for a few days.

7 I've got a s _______________ .I'm not surprised eating all those crisps and sweets.

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2 Circle the correct words.

0 This is a nice national flag / anthem / border. Who composed it?

1 Do you think Russia will become a member / treaty / speech of the EU?

2 The government wants to pass a referendum / treaty / law to make people carry ID cards in England.

3 Some people think we should have / take / make more of an influence on the EU.

4 I've always wanted to be a politics / politician / political.

5 The government are going to hold a referendum / vote / election on joining the euro.

6 The Swiss Franc is one of the strongest currents / currently / currencies in the world.

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3 Complete the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original sentences.

0 Eating in class is not allowed.
You mustn't eat in class.

1 Smoking is not allowed here.
You ____________________________________________________.

2 It would be a good idea to eat more fruit.
You ____________________________________________________.

3 You can't stay at the hotel if you don't pay first.
You ____________________________________________________.before you can stay in the hotel.

4 It is very important for me to work harder.
I ____________________________________________________.

5 You can wear a tie if you want but if you don't want to, that's OK.
You don't ____________________________________________________.

6 It's not a good idea to go to work today.
You ____________________________________________________.

7 Dinner is free.
You ____________________________________________________.

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

0 What (you do) would you do if you (be) were Prime Minister?

1 If you (have) _____________ lots of money where (you go) _______________ for your holidays?

2 I'll be upset if I (not get) _______________ any letters tomorrow.

3 I (not worry) _______________ about it if I (be) _______________ you.

4 We (not go) _______________ there if we (not think) _______________ it was interesting.

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5 Complete the text with the correct question tags.

A Hello, you're the new student, (0) aren't you ?

B Yes, I am. My name's John.

A Hi, John. I'm Cathy.

B Hi. Er…we have lessons in room 6, (1)_________________?

A That's right. You're not from London, (2)_________________? Where are you from?

B I'm from Durham. I'm not late, (3)_________________

A No, don't worry. You'll hear the bell and then you have to go to class.

B Oh, good. You'll show me where room 6 is, (4)_________________I don't think I could find it on my own.

A Of course. I'll go with you. You're wearing a Newcastle shirt, (5)_________________

B That's right. You don't like football, (6)_________________

A Yes, why not? Because I'm a girl?

B No, I mean…sorry, I don't know many girls who like football.

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LISTENING SKILLS

CD Track 8

1 Listen to seven people talking about their problems. Match the speakers (1-7) to the headings (A-H). There is one extra heading.

A Not the right place for talk ________

B The wrong food ________

C Too fast ________

D Hot and cold ________

E My fault ________

F Not cooked properly ________

G An unfriendly doctor ________

H It happens every year ________

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READING SKILLS

1 Read about some myths about the EU. Put the sentences A-H in the correct place in the text. There is one extra sentence.

The straight banana and other Euromyths Many people in Britain think that the EU is trying to change our lives completely. Newspapers make this worse by writing stories that aren't exactly true. Here below are some of the most famous of these stories The straight banana is possibly the most famous of all the EU myths. British papers told their listeners that the EU didn't like the shape of bananas. (1)__________. What the EU really said was that the size and quality of bananas should be looked at. There was a similar story about cucumbers. That wasn't true either. Vegelate. Newspapers told their readers that chocolate would have to be called vegelate. This was because the EU said English chocolate didn't have enough cocoa or milk fat. (2)__________. What did the EU really say? That chocolate bars would have to say, on the packet, what was in them. The name wouldn't have to change. Euro CV. “All people will have to use an EU CV”. That's what the papers said. (3)__________ Not at all. The EU have made a standard CV but nobody has to use it. They thought it would be easier for employers to compare applicants from different countries. Not a bad idea really! .eu internet addresses. The EU wants to stop people using the .uk internet address said the papers. Of course nobody has to change. There is an .eu address. (4)__________ But the .uk address can still be used too. British exams. This sounded very serious. A levels, which students take at 18 will go. (5)__________ What did the EU want to do? They wanted to help students from different countries study anywhere they wanted in the EU. The best way to do this was not to have just one exam. It was to help all countries understand the exams in the other countries. (6)__________ Road numbers. Someone saw a map which said E30 not the M4. They thought the EU had changed our road numbers. (7)__________ It was the UN who thought up the Trans Europe Road Network. But the UN didn't say the road numbers would have to change. There are now two numbers which are both used.

A Was it true?

B All students will now take a European diploma.

C This wasn't what he said at all.

D That will help universities to know what these exams mean.

E They thought they should be straight

F In fact, these changes have nothing to do with the EU.

G They used vegetable fat.

H It is very useful for companies who operate in more than one country

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COMMUNICATION

1 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

A (0) Could you give me some (1) ____________ about writing a CV?

B Certainly. Let's have a look. Well, if I (2) ____________ you, I'd change the design a bit.

A Oh. Have you got any (3) ____________ about (4) ____________ to do that?

B Yes. To start with, I don't think you (5) ____________ draw smiley faces at the top.

A Oh.

B And it's (6) ____________ not to write so much. Five pages is too long!

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